Selected parents of Boardman Local School students who use the system’s bus transportation were informed on Monday a bus had been locked down and all students on the were searched for possible contraband.
      Center Intermediate Assistant Principal Matthew Beard made the following announcement to selected parents over a phone line:
      “A student was struck by an air-soft b-b on a bus. We weren’t sure how it happened. Myself and a school resource officer went on the bus and put it on lockdown and searched all of the students’ belongings---book bags, instrument cases, lunch boxes, etc.
      “After that, in reviewing the (surveillance) videotape...off of the bus, it was reviewed that it was a student in seventh grade at Glenwood that had used a spoon to fling the b-b forward, striking the student. The student was not injured. But, nonetheless, that b-b and spoon are now considered weapons.
      “The administration over at Glenwood, as well as the school resource officer handled the situation appropriately.”
      Beard encouraged parents with questions to call 330-726-3400.